Joyces Reviews
Submitted by Marilyn Sanders on 09/25/2021
Marilyn Sanders 5 stars rating.
Joyce's always a good choice. Great menu, fresh seafood prepared with care in this iconic neighborhood restaurant. Cheerful staff, you won't be disappointed. Be sure to sample their award winning bread pudding!
Tom Stewart 5 stars rating.
My wife and I went out to Texas for the UT-Bama game and after driving back to Houston after the game we were hot, tired...and hungry. My wife had eaten at Joyce's before, so I deferred to her choice of restaurants. I wasn't disappointed.
I found the restaurant comfortable, but not pretentious. We split an appetizer of fried crab claws and loved them. Big, fat, and moist...not like the little ones so typical on the Florida Gulf Coast that are inevitably overcooked.
My wife had the redfish from the daily specials menu and loved it. I order from the daily specials as well, the rainbow trout with bianco sauce. It was great. Moist and flavorful. The angel hair pasta with diced tomatoes was the perfect side dish.
We split a Pecan Creme Brule for dessert (I needed the sugar for the drive down to our hotel at Hobby). Excellent.
If I had a complaint, it would be that the french bread (that came to the table wrapped in foil and I expected to be hot and tender) was simply at room temperature. But that wasn't enough to detract from the thorough enjoyment of the rest of the meal.
Submitted by Tom Stewart on 09/11/2022
Thomas Wehlage 5 stars rating.
The waitresses were excellent and the food tasty and prepared as they should be.
Submitted by Thomas Wehlage on 08/30/2022
Chelli Comeaux 4 stars rating.
We went during Restaurant’s Week. The shrimp, chicken, and spinach Alfredo was really good. The portion size was large. I just didn’t like the spinach but I still enjoyed it. The bread pudding was amazing. Next time I’ll add the ice cream. My friend had the enchiladas and she really enjoyed them. The service was nice. If they would have played light music in the background it would have been even better. Oh I had the appetizer-gumbo. It was good but not having sausages in gumbo threw my taste buds off.
Submitted by Chelli Comeaux on 08/21/2022
Dinah Colon 1 stars rating.
This has happened to me TWICE (I ordered the same thing, because I like it) and I never made an issue BUT I feel like I have to share this experience.
I ordered a SMALL salad with grilled salmon. I went to pick it up and it was $19.99. I reiterated that I wanted a SMALL salad (just like the first time) and the man tells me that that's the small and that's the price! No it's not! On the menu a small salad is no more than $8 and even if you add salmon it's still NOT $19.99! Even the LARGE salmon salad with baby greens is only $17.50!!!!!!
The salad was deliciously prepared but I feel disrespected and I will NEVER eat there again. EVER!
Submitted by Dinah Colon on 04/27/2022
Dawn Hagan 1 stars rating.
6 of us went for lunch yesterday. I honestly can say it was the worst food I have ever had. Not one person enjoyed our meal and were really happy when none of us ended up sick. Yes, that bad.
Submitted by Dawn Hagan on 04/07/2022
DeejM 5 stars rating.
Amazing experience. Enjoyed it completely, I don't want to narrow it down because I know that whatever you get there you'll enjoy it. The people are great as well. Highly recommend anyone to patronize this restraurant.
Submitted by Deejm on 02/20/2022
Rachel C 5 stars rating.
The service here is impeccable and the food is amazing. I am so happy to have discovered this delicious restaurant! They have incredible service, and truly care about their customers. I’m going to be coming back many, many times. Thank you!
Submitted by Rachel C on 12/16/2021
Christel Bosch 4 stars rating.
We decided to take lunch so walked down to Joyce 's seafood.
We had calamari starter but was a bit tough. The fish was lovely. I was expecting the scampi to be crumbed but it was not and the sauce was a bit lemon it was nice so I am not complaining just letting you know.
Ice cream cake is a very big portion so make sure you share it
Submitted by Christel Bosch on 08/17/2021
Martin Rodriguez 5 stars rating.
Wow, Wow , wow . Great Service Great Food . Delicious Desserts !!! Crawfish & Shrimp Enchiladas & Red Snapper Was Delicious ! Great Team Work !
Submitted by Martin Rodriguez on 07/10/2021
JenandMark 5 stars rating.
Today is our second visit and the quality continues to impress! The staff here are very courteous and accommodating without being overbearing. If you are looking for five star service in a refreshingly casual atmosphere, look no further. But let’s talk about the most important reason of why you’re reading this review. The food! Wow, so delightful. My wife is a seafood junkie and this is now my go to spot to make her happy! I can enjoy a surprisingly delicious plate while she gets her seafood on! Check out the photos! We ordered a rainbow trout and red beans and rice with the catfish!
Submitted by Jenandmark on 11/07/2020
Frank Luongo 3 stars rating.
Overall best to come here for light seafood and the desert. Service is a little lackadaisical.
The restaurant is nice inside and quaint with and open and friendly ambiance. The waitstaff are friendly, but rather slow paced. Had to ask for them to fill our water. Asked for extra napkins that never arrived.
Note to manager- the appetizer arrived and we noticed that the order paper was on the plate- gross to see and not sanitary. Told the waitress, but they did nothing about it.
The calamari was good with a nice breading. Note to chef- it was about a minute overdone so a little chewy.
Do NOT order the sirloin. The preparation was good, but the quality was not good at all, so the meat was very tough. The twice baked potato is one of the better ones I have tasted. The shrimp were good and tasty. The red fish was also good, but (note to chef) needed a little of flavor. Put the garlic butter on it and it was good - maybe either garlic, lemon, or some seasoning- needed something. The asparagus was done very well, nice and tender.
Amazing key lime pie. Absolutely fantastic. The cappuccino was also well done.
With a few tweaks, this place could be a 4+ star, right now just barely earns a 3.
Submitted by Frank Luongo on 12/23/2019
